Combined car and tractor starter



Mar. 27, 1923; 4 4 1,449,724.

' F. E- BEAN.

COMBINED CAR AND TRACTOR STARTER. ORIGINAL FILED APR- 21.1919- 1 v 56 14 (V 18 25 55 4 22 I 4: 5 A) a] 4 57 2 4 54 f6 1 20 l v f 2s Z!" Inventor 50 WZhess 7 flank 8 61M- W g, M Atgys Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES FRANK E. BEAN, or REASNOR, IOWA.

COMBINED CAR AND TRACTOR STARTER.

Application filed April 21, 1919, Serial No. 291,553. Renewed October 2, 1922. Serial No. 591,974.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. BEAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Reasnor, in the county of Jasper and State of Iowa have invented a certain new and useful ombined Car and Tractor Starter, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a combined car and tractor starter of simple, durable and inexpensive construction, 06mprising a priming, heating and auxiliary air device. 4 More particularly it is my object to provide a device which can be mounted on and arranged to communicate with the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine, which device has a cup adapted to receive liquid fuelfor supplying the fuel to suitable passages in the manifold when the engine is turned over.

Still a further object is to provide such a device having a fuel reservoir or supply cup adapted tobe used in supplying fuel for priming and other purposes.

. Still a further object is to provide such a device having an auxiliary air supply means capable of adjustment for regulating the supply of auxiliary air and the supply of priming fluid. 4

Still a further object is to provide such a device which can be readily and easily used for supplying liquid carbon remover to the cylinders.

With these and other objects. in view my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a device embodying my invention.

Figure 2 shows a vertical, central, sectional, view through the same.

In the accompanying drawings I have used the reference numeral, 10 to indicate generally the intake manifold of an inter nal combustion engine.

In the illustration of my invention shown n the drawings, there is screwed into the intake manifold a tubular pipe 11, having an elbow 12. My improved device comprlses a body 13, which may be a casting, having in its upper portion a cup or cham ber 14, and having in its lower portion on its lnterior a reservoir 15. a

Extending downwardly through the body 13 and connecting the cup 14 with the reservoir 15 is a passage 16. The flow of fuel or air through the passage 16 is controlled by means of a valve 17. Extending upwardly through the cup 14 is an extension 18, the upper end of which is externally screw-threaded and connected with the elbow 12, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

A passage 19 extends through the .extension 18 and downwardly throughfthe body 13 to the reservoir 15.-

Spaced from the cup 14 and-formed in the upper portion of the body 13 is an internally screw-threaded recess 20, in which is mounted an externally screw-threaded sleeve 21 havingon its interior near its upper end a shoulder 22.

Extending from the bottom of therecess 20 to the reservoir 15 is a passage 23.

In the lower part of the recess, 20 and the sleeve 21 is a coil spring 24. Between 8 the coil spring 24 and the shoulder 22 is a ball valve 25. The upper end of the sleeve 21 isiprovided with slots 26 to receive a screwdriver or wrench, At the bottom of the reservoir 15 is a removable cleanout plug 27i v 7 At the bottom of the body 13 is a lateral extension 28 in which is a passage 29 adapted to communicate'with the reservoir 15.

Screwed into the extension 28 and communicating with the passage 29 is a pipe or tube 80 having an elbow 30 Supported by the elbow 30 is an oil cup comprising a tubular member 31. screwed into the elbow and having-at its upper end a chamber 32 formed with.v sightopenings 33.. v,

Communicating with the tubular member 31 and supported within the chamber32 is a sight glass 34. I

Mounted in the upper end of the chamber 32 is a valve casing 34, having a valve seat 35 rojecting into the tubular sight glass 34.

n the valve casing 34 and communicating with the interior thereof is an upwardly extending tubular member 36.

Mounted just above the chamber 32 is an annular disc'37 forming the lower part or bottom of an oil cup. The oil cup-has the annular glass wall 38 above which is a cover member 39.

Mounted on the tubular member 36 above the cover 39 is a washer 40. Above the Washer 40 is a nut 41.

Screwed on to the upper end of the tubular member 36 isa cover cap 42.

A needle valve :43" is'arr'anged to coact with the valve seat 35' and has a stem 44 extending upwardly through the cover cap 42." 7 V on the stem 44within the tubular member 36' isa' collar 45; Between the collar 45 and thecap 42 isa coil spring 46, I

Pivoted between its ends to the upper end: of the stem is a short lever 47. Mounted on the tubular member 36 between the washer'40 and the nut 41 is a spring device 48 having aportion extending upwar'dly andfrictionally engaging the cover cap 42 for preventing any accidental rotatioii'of said cover cap.

It will be seen thattheneedle valve 43 may be accurately and easily adjusted by adjusting" the cover cap 42 on the upper end of the tubular member 36, and also by swinging the lever 47 to different positions. When the lever is upright, the needle valve is held up, and when the lever is turned to horizontal position the needle valve is closed, when there is'tension on the spring 46.

Any desired adjustment may be easily secured.

In the cover member 39 is an opening 49 covered by a pivoted plate 50 to permit the filling of theoil cup.

In the practical use of my improved device, the deviec is mounted on the intake manifold after having been properly assembled.

When it is desired to use the device for operating a'caror tractor, liquid fuel may be pouredin'to thef cup 14 when the valve 17 is gclosed, andthe fuel may then be It will be "seen that the burning fuel will thoroughly heat thetube-H and. elbow l2 and al'sothe bodvf13 After these parts have been; h at' i: t v 17 may be which passes around the valve 25 and the passing air carries the fuel to the cylinders.

By adjusting the sleeve 21 the tension of the spring 24 may be regulated for determining the tightness with which the valve 25 is seated, for thereby regulating the inflow of air.

It is obvious that when there is a supply of fuel in the oil cup, fuel may be drawn therefrom through the heated parts for starting an engine or an automobile or other wise.

It is obvious also that liquid fuelin the cup 14 or in the oil cup may be used for priming the engine in the ordinary way without heating.

The oil cup may be filled with'liquid car.- bon remover which may be drawn intothe engine during the ordinary running of the engine by properly adjusting the valve-43 andfthe. valve 25, so that the carbon remover will be mixed with the ordinary fuel drawn from the carburetor. v

If desired the fuel from the carburetor may be suddenly shut off, and thereupon the engine will draw the carbon remover from the oil cup into the cylinders without drawing any appreciable supply of fuel; or if desired, thefuel maybe shutoff and the engine turned over by hand for drawing the carbon remover from the oil cup.

Another feature of mydevice arises from the construction and arrangement of the valves 25 whereby an-auxiliary air. supply device is provided. The valve 25 may-be adjusted as desired, and used for permitting the engine to draw in a supply of auxiliary air during the ordinary running of the engine. I I

Under certain circumstances where the fuel supplyis reduced, air willbe drawn through my device herein shown for furnishing to. the' cylinders. a sufficient volume 4 of air. I

This is sometimes important for the reason that when such fluid is notsupplied,'the cylinders will draw an over supplyofoil from the crank case, which oilwill result inthe formation of carbon in the cylinders. The formation of carbon is thus substan-' tially reduced where my device is used. I

Some changes may be'made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my improved device without departing from essential features and purposes of my in vention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim, any modifiedjformsof structure or use of mechanical equivalents which'may be included within theirscope.

I claim as my inventiont t In a. device of the. class described adapted to be fixed-to anintakemanifold of an engine comprising -a body having initsinterior, a fuel reservoir 'andgacup formed in its upper surface adapted to receive fuel,

tion, a valve member in said passageway, a

second passageway formed in the body communicating the fuel reservoir With the intake manifold, an inlet in said body communicating with said fuel reservoir for admitting air into the manifold, the parts being so arranged that the inlet will admit air intermittently While the engine is run- 10 ninlg, a fuel holding means fixed to said b0 y.

Des Moines, Iowa, April 3, 1919.

FRANK E. BEAN. 

